As part of AT&T’s continuing efforts to drive economic development and investment in Tennessee, company representatives, elected officials and members of the Cheatham County Joint Economic and Community Development Board announced on Friday that the Cheatham County Industrial Park has been designated as AT&T Fiber Ready.

In today’s world, connectivity is vital to employers and businesses of every type.

“From the board room to the classroom, and from the shop floor to the kitchen table, high-speed connectivity is essential in today’s world, and the ability to highlight the availability of that type of high-speed connectivity is a valuable asset for our local leaders,” said State Sen. Kerry Roberts in a news release. “This type of access to high-speed Internet is a great investment for the community, and the AT&T Fiber Ready designation gives us one more tool to market the area to potential employers.”

The AT&T Fiber Ready designation helps economic development leaders more effectively position their communities for site selection by emphasizing the availability of high-speed, fiber-based services.

“Our elected officials in Nashville, and here at home, have Tennessee pointed in the right direction, and as they continue to work to improve the business climate, other tools like the AT&T Fiber Ready designation can help to put us at the top of the list when employers are looking for a place to call home,” said Daryl Phillips of the Cheatham County Joint Economic and Community Development Board in the release.

AT&T has been deploying high-speed, fiber-optic infrastructure across Tennessee for years, and the AT&T Fiber Ready designation is a tool for economic development leaders to highlight the assets available in their facilities.

“AT&T has a long history of investment in Ashland City and Cheatham County, and I am happy to highlight the Cheatham County Industrial Park as an example of the many places across Tennessee where AT&T’s fiber infrastructure is in place and ready to help local businesses drive job creation,” said Kathy Sager, regional director of external and legislative affairs for AT&T in Tennessee.

Sager added: “Each and every day, our employees are turning our billions of dollars of investment into high-speed Internet for consumers and businesses across Tennessee, and it’s exciting for us to have the opportunity to provide yet another resource to our friends who are driving economic development in the Midstate.”